Synonyms of extinguish

56 similar words

Another word for extinguish is smother. Other synonyms of extinguish are douse.

Synonyms and similar words for extinguish

verbTo stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.

douseTo put out; to extinguish.
extinct
smotherTo extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.

verbTo put an end to (something) completely; to annihilate, to destroy.

destroy
annihilateTo reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
aerosolize
atomize
bewreckTo wreck completely; ruin; destroy.
blot out
blotto
dashTo ruin; to destroy.
decompose
demolish
desolateTo devastate or lay waste somewhere.
devastate
diffuse
disintegrate
disperseTo break up and disappear; to dissipate.
dissolve
eliminateTo completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
eradicateTo destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
erase
exterminate
extirpateTo destroy completely; to annihilate.
fuck vulgarTo break, to destroy.
harryTo strip, lay waste, ravage.
jazz
lay wasteTo completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region.
level
liquidateTo kill (someone), usually violently, and especially for some ideological or political aim; to assassinate, to murder...
nukeTo destroy or erase completely.
obliterateTo destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.
overturn
pull down
pulverizeAmerican and Oxford British spelling of pulverise.
razeTo completely remove (someone or something), especially from a place, a situation, etc.; also, to remove from...
ravageTo devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.
remove
ruinTo destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
ruinate
stamp outTo extinguish by stamping.
total
subvertTo overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
unbreed figuratively
unexist
unmakeTo destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature.
uprootTo destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
waste
wipe out
wipe off
wreck
benothing obsolete, rareTo reduce to nothing; annihilate.
fordo obsolete
overthrow rare
race obsoleteTo level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish.
ravel obsoleteTo destroy or ruin (something), like unravelling fabric.

Meaning of extinguish

verb To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
verb To eclipse or obscure (someone or something).
verb To kill (someone).

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Questions about synonyms of extinguish

What is another word for extinguish?: Extinguish has 56 synonyms on Word.ws, such as smother and douse.
What does extinguish mean?: Extinguish means to stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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